Thursday, May 30, 2013

Comments on Comments and Children's Books

For those of you who don't read comments to blogs (I would be one of them if this wasn't my blog; I mean, why do I care what other people think about other people's thinking? Follow? It's a tough one):
Michele made an excellent discovery.
http://jffsf.org/2013/library-wars/
Live action Library Wars! 

Children's Books

I've read quite a few juvenile fiction and non-fiction books over the past six years without much thought to keeping track of my favorites. I own many, mostly bought at random, and am constantly thinking "I want to own this!" after reading one borrowed from the library. Yet, I never write down the titles. Strange. So, perhaps, here I will start a record of favorite children's books.

The Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall (illustrated by Barbara Cooney)
Front Cover
I think I love this one because the life described, lost now in this modern world except for the Amish, is so simple. Is it really an idyllic life? Would I have been so accepting as a child to be given the never-ending task of needle-work? Will my children? Ha. Never-the-less, I love it. And I think I want to find one about ranching/commercial fishing for Uncle Jim and Bella to share.

Dr. Suess's ABC, Mr. Brown Can Moo Can You? by Dr. Suess
Front Cover
Okay, a billion things have been said about the brilliance of Dr. Suess so I won't repeat any of that. I just have to single these two out as excellent engagement books for the little ones. Kids LOVE rhyming and making funny sounds and plain ol' randomness. Both my kids loved these books and the ABC one, I swear, taught my kids the alphabet better than anything else I tried.
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  1. MicheleMay 30, 2013 at 10:07 PM

    I swear if this eats my comment again I'm going straight to bed! (That's my revenge apparently. I am very sleepy).

    Speaking of books for your kids! I was just reminded I was supposed to ask you if you would like the whole set of Magic Tree House books? My mom has a TON of free points for Scholastic @ school to use up this year and could get the whole set for free. Or if there's anything else available at Scholastic you might want? Just let me/us know and she can get them and bring to the beach.

    I think you can look at any of the current flyers and pick things: https://clubs2.scholastic.com/clubs/

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  2. AnonymousJune 10, 2013 at 3:09 PM

    Thanks for passing on info about Library Wars - the movie! We're now trying to see at our branch if we can justify a field trip out to San Fran to see the movie as 'training'. We had in-house safety and security training this year - this seems to be along those same lines :).
    -Becky

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    1. KatherineJune 10, 2013 at 9:37 PM

      Library Wars as security training - love it! Best excuse ever.

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